EnvironmentTesla Batteries In The Mountains? Squaw Valley Could Soon House A BunchFebruary 6, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaSquaw Valley Ski Resort, Liberty Utilities and Tesla are hoping to use renewable batteries as a backup power source for the resort and surrounding homes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezLawmakers Speak Out At Lake Tahoe Clarity SummitAugust 22, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe 21st Annual Tahoe Clarity Summit will be led by Sen. Dianne Feinstein and feature Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Sen. Kamala Harris and a host of characters charged with preserving Tahoe’s future. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTahoe Transportation Plan Works To Improve Lake Clarity And End GridlockJuly 20, 2017 | Randol WhiteSummertime is a favorite for tourists at Lake Tahoe, but the region's transportation system is not designed for the growing number of people who use it. The TRPA and TERC are coming up with a plan to fix the gridlock and improve the lake's clarity. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Tahoe Area Homeowners Offered Loans For Bear-Proof Garbage BinsMay 22, 2017 | Steve MilneA waste management agency in South Lake Tahoe has started offering homeowners loans to buy bear-proof garbage bins. It's an effort to reduce conflicts with the animals who wander into neighborhoods in search of food. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wet Winter Likely To Delay Tahoe Area Fire SeasonMay 17, 2017 | Steve MilneIt looks like this year's fire season will start later than normal in the Tahoe area...sometime in July-August rather than the typical May-June time frame. That's because of the wet winter and a snowpack 200 to 300 percent of normal. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Several Parts Of Placer County Under Avalanche WarningJanuary 11, 2017 | Bob MoffittHomes and businesses in Truckee and Lake Tahoe are under several feet of snow.
Tahoe-Area Ski Resorts To Remain Open After Spring StormMarch 29, 2016(AP) - Some Sierra resorts are planning to extend skiing until May after a spring storm dropped fresh snow on the area.
3rd Problem Bear From Same Mom's Litter Euthanized At TahoeSeptember 7, 2015 (AP) - Nevada wildlife officials say a young black bear euthanized at Lake Tahoe last week had the same mother as two others they've had to put down because they lost their fear of humans.
EnvironmentForest Service Abandons Tahoe Logging Plan In Legal FightAugust 10, 2015(AP) - The U.S. Forest Service has abandoned logging plans it suspended in the mountains above Lake Tahoe nearly two years ago.
EnvironmentTourism Up In Tahoe Despite DroughtJune 15, 2015Tourism in North Lake Tahoe is rising dramatically even in the drought. Hotel occupancy was up 8 percent last weekend over the same period last year according to the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
